A TRIBUTE TO M. S. DHONI
O Dhoni! You are, undeniably, Mother India's indelible dignity, glory and pride:
Who did, under tremendous pressures, triumphantly and effortlessly guide,
To kiss the two most captivating and never forgettable Cricket World Cups,
Ever leading from the front, and ingniting the half score young and matured Props!
Oh! Snatching heart-throbbing Victories from Defeats’ formidable Claws,
On many occasions, was one of your most fantabulous Feats and memorable Mantras!
Behind the stumps you caught the balls with an eagle's vigilant and unblinking eyes,
And before them, your inimitable helicopter shots rocketed the balls into the yonder skies!
O Dhoni! You are, undeniably, Mother India's indelible dignity, glory and pride:
Who did, under tremendous pressures, triumphantly and effortlessly guide,
To kiss the two most captivating and never forgettable Cricket World Cups,
Ever leading from the front, and ingniting the half score young and matured Props!
Oh! Snatching heart-throbbing Victories from Defeats’ formidable Claws,
On many occasions, was one of your most fantabulous Feats and memorable Mantras!
Behind the stumps you caught the balls with an eagle's vigilant and unblinking eyes,
And before them, your inimitable helicopter shots rocketed the balls into the yonder skies!
Oh! Your sharp cricketing ingenuity and acumen was highly commendable,
Your bold, judicious and flawless leadership was, unquestionably applaudable!
Your Herculean guts and Bhimsen's gusto were past all descriptions,
Your Bhisma's determination and cucumber coolness ever evoked thrilling sensations!
Oh! Your pacific composure and placidity as well as profound tranquility,
Shaped you to be a salutable stalwart in the world of Cricket with the least ambiguity!
Your devoted and unshakable Dante’s concentration fetched us many a Guerdon,
Lo! Till end you never showed indiscipline, indecency, complacency or ire-irruption!
Oh! You will ever remain one of the best for your enviably improvising leadership flare,
Never did you ever fall out, under the bitterest circumstances, nor did blast or blare!
Your insatiable appetite for the team's Victories, and your adorable sportsmanship spirits,
Added varied and veritable velvety feathers to your intrinsic and mesmerising multifarious merits!
Oh! You were, authoritative par excellence, but were never loathfully dominating,
Humble etiquette for you was so priceless, glittering and inevitable a ring!
Controversy and you were ever strangers to each other on and off the fields,
Yes, prodigies, like you, are indeed, for any team, the most protective Shields.
Indeed, our grateful brows bow for your beautifying India’s Name with your service!
Oh! To be such a gifted alrounder in cricket is inarguably a rare and resplendent bliss!
Thus, may God increase your Tribe and bless you to prevail too in the Game of life!
For, an ultimate Hero is he, who wins successfully the interminable mundane Strife!
N.B. This poem is a tribute to MSD after his announcement of retirement from International cricket on 15th August, 2020.
Copyright: Shankar D Mishra 21.08.20
Please share this poem to show our love for MSD. Tq.
Nice words " a tribute to M.S.Dhoni"
ReplyDeleteTq dear friend for your encouraging feedback.
ReplyDeleteGreat tribute indeed sir superb
ReplyDeleteTq dear Sir for your encouraging feedback as usual.
ReplyDeleteHi Shankar ji, your wonderful vocabulary of words and phrases, this poem will serve as a Special for Sree Dhoniji with a lot of appreciation and recognition of all his dedications and achievements in his International Cricket term who have played for our motherland, India with so much of dedication. Thank you, ji for penning this adorable poem on Sree Dhoni, today.All the best!
ReplyDeleteHappy Ganeshotsav! 💐😍🙏
Hello, Shankar sir. It's Abhishek's mother. Indeed, Dhoni was the glory & pride of our Indian cricket team. He can take retirement from Cricket, but he cannot leave all of our hearts. He couldn't get a proper tribute that he deserved, due to this ongoing global pandemic. This is a well written tribute for his achievements.
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